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1 tiling you can trust When you work with BAL there s no need to worry. With over 50 years market-leading experience, BAL provides innovative product solutions and a range of free services to ensure you bring your build visions to reality. BAL BALtiling BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 2 27/01/ :56

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3 Beyond Appearances Sometimes, it is clear that you have specified the right products. If they are on show, everyone sees them. Others are never seen after project completion. Everyone can admire stunning tilework, but what about the system holding it in place? Your choice of tile adhesives and ancillary fixing and preparation products is as vital as the tiles themselves. Getting it right is the only option. Differences matter Varying tile types, substrates and environmental conditions: each will influence which tile fixing products are needed. There is never a near enough answer, which is why BAL has a comprehensive range of preparation, waterproofing, drainage, adhesive, grouts, silicone and other ancillary products to suit any installation type. Specifying tiling systems is a complex process, demanding exact answers to detailed questions. Only specifying correctly allows select and forget confidence. Confidence through focus You do not need to be a tiling expert to specify correctly every time. In BAL, you can call on a company in its sixth decade of fully focused specialisation and the UK market-leader. BAL teams solve specifier challenges constantly. Understanding your needs, processes and pressures, they know why you insist on getting things right. Everything Covered Only BAL, the professional s first choice for more than 50 years, can meet every key specifier requirement. Perfect fit A full suite of tiling solutions to translate your tiling vision into reality. Applied expertise Informed answers to your specific project challenges, based on years of real-world experience. Comprehensive support All the help you want, whenever and however you need it: on call, on-line or in person. Deserved trust An unmatched reputation you can rely upon, earned through decades of satisfying project needs. On-site practicality Products formulated to provide project value and reduce installation time. Available nationwide and on short notice, for faster project completion. Guaranteed results An industry-leading 25-year warranty, carried by every product bearing the BAL name. BAL Case Study: Brimstone Spa. BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 4 27/01/ :56

4 Confidence through correct choices Correct choices matter, but they are not always easy. BAL s free Technical Advice Service answers over 50,000 queries every year. Nearly half of these concern problems arising from potentially specifying the wrong products. If specifications are incorrect, failures are likely to occur and when this happens, somebody has to pay. The buck usually stops with the person making the wrong decision. It can be costly Remedial work can cost more than the original installation. Then, factor in the interrupted use of the tiled area. Just a single incorrect product choice can have a major impact. When there is only one correct choice, your reputation is at risk if you specify anything else. For complete confidence, you can consult industry experts who put their own reputation on the line over 50,000 times a year. BAL Case Study: Huddersfield Leisure Centre. BAL for familiar project types A comprehensive range: Adhesives to BS EN n Powder and ready-mixed. n Fast-setting, reduced slip and extended open time options. n Extra flexible to BS EN Grouts to BS EN n Cementitious and epoxy-resins. n Options including wide colour range. Preparation products n To level, prime or waterproof surfaces for tiling. n To promote bond strength, or enhance flexibility. BAL Case Study: Huddersfield Leisure Centre. External tiling systems n To ensure rapid-drainage of balconies, roof terraces or ground floor terraces. n To protect against water & frost damage, efflorescence and staining of tiles. BAL Case Study: Tate Britain. BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 5 27/01/ :56

5 Only the right answers are acceptable Professional tilers and contractors trust BAL s unrivalled expertise, supporting an unbeatable range of tiling products. It provides the right answers when they matter: on real projects, where reputations are at stake. The stunning 45 million redevelopment of Tate Britain involved more than 6,000m 2 of staircases, walkways, entrance halls and exhibition spaces. The project involved complex tiling designs including complicated fleur de lis and geometric tiling patterns with a range of tiles including terrazzo, marble, and sensitive agglomerate stone. A simply stunning transformation, the project won The Tile Association Award for the Best Use of Tile within Leisure or Hospitality. Huddersfield Leisure Centre required 10,000 m 2 of porcelain and mosaic tiles in varying sizes, types, colours and combinations. In wet and dry environments. On pool floors and surrounds, changing rooms, and walkways. This project was also shortlisted at The Tile Association Awards for Best Use of Tile within Leisure or Hospitality. The Eco House s extensive tiling for walls and floors included underfloor heating, steam and wet rooms. It had to be distinctive and stylish. Every product needed eco-credentials, energy-efficiency and guaranteed durability. Three real projects, three completely different sets of circumstances, one common factor. Each specification had to be absolutely right. BAL expertise identified the precise tiling solutions for the individual component of each project. As always, exactly the right answers. BAL Case Study: The Eco House. BAL for special characteristics Options for specific performance: Adhesives for: n Areas subject to deflection, limited vibration, thermal expansion. n Applications with power showers or full immersion (e.g. swimming pools). n Fast-setting options for time-sensitive projects grouting and completion sooner. Grouts with: n Built-in anti-mould protection for extra hygiene. n Chemical or abrasion resistance. n Extra flexibility. n Efflorescence-free properties. BAL for specific purposes Products created for special project needs, including: n External tiling solutions for balconies, roof terraces and patios/ground-floor terraces. n BAL Rapid-Mat uncoupling mat for fast track tiling on substrates at risk of movement including high traffic areas n BAL Level Max for commercial levelling over timber, concrete, asphalt. n BAL Micromax2 anti-mould grout for fast track grouting. n BAL Tank-it fast drying waterproofing system for commercial wet areas internally or externally. n BAL Single Part Fastflex elastomeric tile adhesive with sound-reduction properties for direct tiling to floors with extreme movement. Sealants with: n Built-in anti-mould protection. n Colour-matched to grout. Anciliary products for: n Levelling up to 80mm. n Sealing natural stone. n Protecting external tiling against water damage. n Protecting floors against movement. BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 6 27/01/ :56

6 On Call, on line, on site Fast advice Sometimes, you may have a simple tiling question. Take the fast route: call The service is free, without obligation, and staffed by dedicated experts. On-line tools Specifiers nationwide trust Powerspec as their everyday on-line expert. Take any project, step by step, through to complete NBS M40 specification. The fast, authoritative and reliable route to making the correct product choices. Specifiers can also access a host of product and project support through a dedicated area online at Access our products on the NBS National BIM Library, request sample testing of new tile types and backgrounds, choose your grout colours and more. On-site guidance For advice you can trust, nothing beats having your own on-site expert. BAL s nationwide team of Product Support Technicians are always ready to visit your project and give practical, experience-based consultations. Specification specialists The best specification is the one written with expert assistance. Our market-leading Technical Advisory Service team can produce free M40/M20 specifications free of charge or obligation for your project. CPD and training A range of RIBA-accredited courses will aid specifiers seeking Continuing Professional Development. Our CPDs can be delivered anywhere across the UK. As BAL also has a network of Training Centres, we can also provide free, bespoke training for any aspect of tiling upon your request. BAL leading the way in specifier support: n On call, with experts ready to answer your questions n On site, with experts ready to visit your project n On line, with fast-track project and product support, BIM objects, and our powerful specification tool. BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 7 27/01/ :56

7 Trust comes from experience To really find out about a company, ask its longstanding customers. Professional tilers, who turn your vision into reality, choose BAL first. They know how the established workhorse products, BAL Single Part Flexible and BAL White Star Plus always deliver results. Innovations including BAL Rapid Mat, BAL rapid-setting adhesives with FST technology for longer working times, and our BAL Supercover range have won their immediate universal approval. From BAL Level Max for levelling, through any of our specialist adhesives, to BAL Micromax2 and BAL Protective Sealer for grouting and sealing, and BAL external tiling solutions range, professionals trust the market leader. That start-to-finish trust is based on experience. Day after day, year upon year, BAL has earned their confidence, a confidence that should be written into your own specifications. BAL Case Study: Tate Britain. BAL has always led in creating innovative products to meet specific challenges. Sustainability and speed issues? BAL SINGLE PART FASTFLEX, with over 10% recycled content, dries in just five hours. Short working-time windows? BAL s range of rapid-setting adhesives with FST provide longer open and working times even with fast setting times and allows both tiling and grouting completion in hours. Awkward, uneven substrates? BAL LEVEL MAX, highly flowable, levels surfaces up to 80mm for tiling within four hours. Cost/value challenges? BAL SUPERCOVER RAPIDSET, dry in two hours, spreads 60% further than standard products. BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 8 27/01/ :56

8 Real Benefits on-site Designed to be practical BAL always looks beyond the specific role and function of any product. Simply fulfilling its purpose is not enough. Each is designed with the user in mind. Application has to be simple, fast and straightforward, allowing the professional to focus on workmanship and finish. Speeding project completion All tiling carries time pressures for completion. Often, it is a key activity in the project s critical path, with other elements awaiting its conclusion. For time-critical tiling, BAL offers options. Faster-setting adhesives and grouts are available, as well as fast track screeds and uncoupling systems. Products have been created for application before substrates are fully cured. All enable earlier starting of tiling-dependent project phases. Overcoming the unexpected Any experienced project leader expects the unexpected. When unusual or tricky circumstances arise concerning tiling, BAL is ready to help. Practical advice can be provided on-site by experts, nationwide, for fast analysis and fast solutions. If changing environmental or other circumstances mean that re-specification is needed, they will have the answers. Our products don t just meet industry standards; they exceed them, allowing for real on-site conditions to ensure they perform exactly as we claim in any environment. BAL products are designed for on-site efficiency: n Greater coverage from high-yield adhesives n Earlier grouting with fast-setting adhesives n Earlier tiling with adhesives for new screeds and fast-drying levelling compounds External Tiling Systems Case Study: Schloss Elmau Garmisch-Partenkirchen. BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 9 27/01/ :56

9 Assured results Market-Leading Warranty BAL stands firmly behind its products with an industryleading : 25 years written guarantee. Every adhesive, grout, preparation product, sealant, every single product bearing the BAL name is guaranteed for 25 years, subject to the usual correct use conditions. From start to finish, your product choice is guaranteed to deliver your intended results. Standards BAL was created to set the standards in tiling. It manufactures products to the highest industry standards acknowledged by approved ISO quality management certificates and tiling professionals created by leadingedge research and development in its own laboratories. It supports its products with unrivalled technical back-up. It delivers RIBA-accredited CPD for specifiers. It offers tiler training, through its own state-of-the-art Innovation and Technology Centre which continues to set the industry standards. External Tiling Systems Case Study: Amsterdam Library. The BAL name is the specifier s guarantee of quality: n The first choice of professional tilers n Industry-leading technical support n Widest range of standard and specialist products for all installations BAL Innovation & Technology Centre. BAL Innovation & Technology Centre. BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 10 27/01/ :56

10 BAL because every project is different When specifying tiling, you can make few assumptions. Even similar projects will have slight differences which may influence your specification. Imagine identical projects, for the same site, with identical timescales. One will be built during July, one in January. You may need to specify different tile adhesives, as drying times are affected by ambient temperature and humidity. Every tiling specification involves such factors, among many others. Getting it wrong is easy and can be costly. You do not have to be an expert to get it right first time, every time. You just have to know that you can turn to BAL for answers. Total confidence Whatever your tiling question, BAL is always there to help: on call, on-line and on-site. Whatever the demands of your project, BAL has the products that deliver, proven and trusted by professionals. From start to finish, BAL enables you to specify tiling adhesives, grouts and allied products with complete confidence. Towards a greener future BAL is committed to helping specifiers to deliver environmentally responsible projects From material sourcing through to packaging, sustainability is a key BAL focus. It can be seen in greater use of recycled components within products, in waste reduction programmes, in energy saving initiatives. BAL environmental policies, integrated into every area of its business activities, now influence everything from product formulation to supplier selection. They are under continual review to ensure best practice implementation by all BAL personnel. Since 2011 BAL has supported Cool Earth, the worldwide environmental charity committed to protecting the rainforest. Since BAL partnered with Cool Earth, more than 85,000 trees have been protected from illegal deforestation in Peru and 16 villages have been supported through community projects. As the long-established, acknowledged market leader for products, for technical support, for training BAL aims to continue setting the industry standards in environmentally-conscious processes, procedures and policies. External Tiling Systems Case Study: Baden Lodge (East Tyrolean Alps, Austria). BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 11 27/01/ :56

11 Melanie Watts Mosaics: Gyosei Art Trial, Milton Keynes (using BAL). BAL s Cool Earth partnership. BAL s Cool Earth partnership. BAL s Cool Earth partnership. Melanie Watts Mosaics: Gyosei Art Trial, Milton Keynes (using BAL). 9 BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 12 27/01/ :56

12 On call, on site, on line Whenever your specification would benefit from precise tiling answers, you can trust BAL s proven expertise and experience. On call Get immediate answers from our dedicated Specifier Support Line: On site Benefit from expertise in person, by calling in a BAL Product Support Technician. Start by calling the Specifier Support Line: On line A wealth of information and support tools are available from the BAL web site: nnproduct details nntechnical data nnmaterial safety data nntraining information nnbim objects nnsample Testing Service nngrout Swatches nnfast Track Project Enquiries nnnews and events Send your specific questions to the team by info@building-adhesives.com Alternatively, create your own, secure and free M40 specification with our Powerspec on-line tool: Our free specifier support includes: n M40/M20 specification writing service n Fast track project enquiry and marketleading Technical Advisory Service (TAS) n National Specification Support Team for advice or on-site consultancy n Sample testing service n RIBA-accredited CPDs n BIM objects in NBS National BIM Library n Full suite of free online tools including specification builder; Powerspec n Innovative range of products for full tiling systems n Leading product guarantee BUILDING ADHESIVES LTD Longton Road, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 8JB, England BAL BALtiling BAL_Specifier_Bro_A4_12pp_v4_AW.indd 1 27/01/ :56